Thank you Pat. Very loving. Your e-mails always make me smile. Because you are so loving and it comes through.
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I would rather live my life as if there is a God, and die to find out there isn't, than live my life as if there isn't, and die to find out there is
IN GOD WE TRUST
Karen Carter '74
-KC- Ministries
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From: Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]>
> Hi Loving Ones,
>
>
> Know that you are all precious and sweet, and made out of love, full
> of love, and so very loving! That is how God looks at us and that is
> how I see my loving ones, all of you.
>
> I really love this. This is how we should look at Valentine's Day.
>
> Please read below.
>
> Love you,
> Pat Ferguson
>
>
> >>Thoughts about Valentine's Day
> >>
> >>February 14th is Valentine's Day. Valentine's Day is a day
> >>whenever people recognize those they love. It's a day for
> >>examining the wonderful benefits of loving someone. What benefits
> >>are there when a person chooses to love God.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>1) (Rom 8:28) And we know that all things work together for
> >>good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to
> >>his purpose.
> >>
> >>a) Reward. If a person chooses to love God there is a great
> >>reward. The reward is not that all things will be good but that
> >>all things, good and bad, put together will come out for good in the end.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>2) (1Co 8:3) But if any man love God, the same is known of him.
> >>
> >>a) Recognition. The Bible says that if any person will choose
> >>to love God that that person will be known by God. The Word known
> >>in the Bible is a special Word. It implies not just knowledge
> >>about a person but intimacy with that person. If we will choose to
> >>love God God wants to know us and wants us to have an intimate
> >>relationship with him and He with us
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>3) (1Jo 4:10) Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that
> >>he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
> >>
> >>a) Realizations. There are realizations to those that love
> >>God. First, that God is pretty easy to love. Secondly, that we
> >>are pretty hard to love. Thirdly that even when we have done so
> >>many things wrong that God would send his only son to die for
> >>us. John uses the word propitiation here. Fancy word right! That
> >>word means two things ; substitute and taking the responsibility
> >>for. Jesus became our substitute. He died in our place. Not only
> >>that but he took the responsibility and punishment for our sins so
> >>that when we stand in front of God it is as if we have done no
> >>wrong. Jesus was the propitiation. God's anger with us over our
> >>sin was satisfied in what Jesus did. When we realize this we can
> >>stand before God "just-as-if-I'd" (justified) never done anything
> >>wrong, it is a wonderful realizations and proof that God loves us.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>4) (1Jo 4:20) If a man say, I love God, and hateth his
> >>brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he
> >>hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
> >>
> >>a) Responsibility. God not only loves you. He loves every
> >>other person in this world. We have a responsibility to love those
> >>that he loves. We should love them in tangible ways because
> >>actions speak louder than words alone.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>5) (1Jo 5:2) By this we know that we love the children of
> >>God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
> >>
> >>a) Reciprocity. Sorry for the fancy word. Reciprocity means
> >>an equal balance or exchange. If we love God and obey the Word of
> >>God, we will love the people of God and his church. If we do not, we do not.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Happy Valentine's Day and know this day that of all the people that
> >>love you, God loves you most.
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